Sample: the real LexLift digest for Oct. 21, 2026, unedited except for links. Three briefs are open to everyone: Yzaguirre (published), Franco and Baker (unpublished). The other briefs are for subscribers. Back to LexLift Court of Appeal opinions released Oct. 21, 20269 brief(s) ready for opinions released Oct. 21, 2026; 9 of 9 queued opinion(s) processed. Released means posted by the court on this date: opinions filed today and earlier opinions certified or ordered published today. Each entry gives the opinion's own filing date. AI-generated draft — may contain errors; not legal advice; verify against the opinion. Not reviewed by a lawyer. California lawyers must personally verify every citation against the opinion. Data & AI statement Status is publication status as of the date shown, not a check of whether a case is still good law. Practice area is a keyword tag from the opinion's statutes and the brief's issues, not a classification by a lawyer. Opinion text and metadata via CourtListener (Free Law Project), which did not produce, review or endorse these summaries. Landlord-Tenant (1) | Canales v. Barseghian B344117 · 2d Dist., Div. 4 Unpublished (as of 2026-10-21) Landlord-Tenant (also Business & Contracts) Filed Oct. 21, 2026 Affirmed — for Canales (respondent) Outcome: The judgment is affirmed. Publication request deadline: Nov. 10, 2026 (20 days after filing; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1120(a)(3)) Opinion by Zukin, P.J. (with Mori, J., Tamzarian, J.) Counsel: AJK Law Firm for Defendants and Appellants; Lane M. Nussbaum for Plaintiff and Respondent The Court of Appeal affirmed, reading the lease and attached guaranty together and holding that the missing signatures on the guaranty's second page were not dispositive and that the tentative ruling was not binding. Canales, as landlord and trustee, sued Barseghian and Gharibians as personal guarantors of a commercial lease with Ideal Kitchen after an unlawful detainer action established Ideal Kitchen's breach but did not fix damages. 1 concern to check, 3 citation notes · Full brief for subscribers | Business & Contracts (1) | Tillerson v. Nature Works Global D084332 · 4th Dist., Div. 1 Unpublished (as of 2026-10-21) Business & Contracts (also Civil Procedure & Arbitration) Filed Oct. 21, 2026 Reversed in part; cross-appeal dismissed Outcome: We dismiss Tillerson's cross-appeal as to Moran, Sculpture, and Global; reverse the judgment partially in favor of Tillerson as to his negligent misrepresentation claim; and remand for the trial court to enter judgment in favor of Defendants consistent with this opinion. Publication request deadline: Nov. 10, 2026 (20 days after filing; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1120(a)(3)) Opinion by Castillo, J. (with Do, Acting P. J., Buchanan, J.) Counsel: Halimi Law Firm for Plaintiff and Appellant; Klinedinst for Defendants and Appellants The Court of Appeal held Tillerson's cross-appeal timely only as to Salatino—whose bankruptcy stay and 11 U.S.C. section 108(c)(2) extended his deadline—and dismissed it as to Moran, Sculpture, and Global as untimely. Over ten years, William E. Tillerson, Jr. made 16 loans totaling $160,000 to Nature Works Global, Inc., Nature Works Sculpture, Inc., and their principals Nancy Moran and Valerie Salatino. 7 concerns to check, 6 citation notes · Full brief for subscribers | Personal Injury & Torts (2) | F090476 · 5th Dist. Published (as of 2026-10-21) Personal Injury & Torts (also Government & Public Entity) Filed Sept. 23, 2026; certified for publication Oct. 21, 2026 Affirmed — for Clovis Unified School District and Phil King (respondents) Outcome: The judgment is affirmed. Opinion by Sandhu, J. (with Hill, P. J., Detjen, J.) Counsel: Miles, Sears & Eanni for Plaintiffs and Appellants; DeMaria Law Firm for Defendants and Respondents The Fifth Appellate District held that primary assumption of the risk was a viable defense because plaintiff voluntarily enrolled in a restricted Basketball PE class that functioned as an extension of the school's extracurricular basketball program, and the injury was an inherent risk of basketball. | D088030 · 4th Dist., Div. 1 Unpublished (as of 2026-10-21) Personal Injury & Torts (also Civil Procedure & Arbitration) Filed Oct. 21, 2026 Reversed — for Franco (appellant) · Summary judgment reversed (plaintiff) Outcome: The judgment is reversed. Publication request deadline: Nov. 10, 2026 (20 days after filing; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1120(a)(3)) Opinion by O'Rourke, Acting P. J. (with Buchanan, J., Kelety, J.) Counsel: Sandoval Law, Law Office of Omer A. Kahn for plaintiff and appellant; Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith for defendants and respondents The Court of Appeal reversed: strictly construing the video evidence, the videos left room for reasonable differences of opinion and did not entitle defendants to judgment as a matter of law; Mandry's deposition testimony that defendants painted other curbs safety yellow so they could be seen, together with Franco's expert declarations, raised triable issues on the existence of a dangerous condition and defendants' knowledge of it. | Government & Public Entity (2) | N.K. v. Palm Springs Unified School District D086336 · 4th Dist., Div. 1 Published (as of 2026-10-21) Government & Public Entity (also Personal Injury & Torts, Civil Procedure & Arbitration) Filed Sept. 29, 2026; certified for publication Oct. 21, 2026 Affirmed — for the District (respondent) · Summary judgment affirmed (defense) Outcome: The judgment is affirmed. Opinion by Buchanan, J. (with McConnell, P. J., O'Rourke, J.) Counsel: Slater, Slater, Schulman for Plaintiff and Appellant; Winet Patrick Creighton & Hanes for Defendant and Respondent The Court of Appeal affirmed, holding the District met its initial summary-judgment burden and N.K. offered no evidence creating a triable issue; the absence of 1978 policy records did not create one. N.K. sued the Palm Springs Unified School District, alleging former District teacher Maryann Eleanor McKenzie sexually abused him while he attended Palm Springs High School during the 1978–1979 school year. 3 concerns to check, 8 citation notes · Full brief for subscribers | B350868 · 2d Dist., Div. 6 Unpublished (as of 2026-10-21) Government & Public Entity (also Civil Procedure & Arbitration) Filed Oct. 21, 2026 Affirmed — for Central Coast Water Authority (respondent) · Demurrer sustained, affirmed (defense) Outcome: The judgment is affirmed. Publication request deadline: Nov. 10, 2026 (20 days after filing; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1120(a)(3)) Opinion by Baltodano, J. (with Cody, P. J., Yegan, J.) Counsel: Jacobson Urbanic for defendant and respondent; Julie Baker, self (in pro. per.) The Court of Appeal affirmed, holding that the discovery rule did not apply because Baker's own pleadings showed she was aware of facts supporting the basis for her claims by November 2021 at the latest, yet she did not submit a government claim to CCWA until March 2025. | Civil Procedure & Arbitration (2) | Slamer v. Southern Cal. Permanente Medical Group D086908 · 4th Dist., Div. 1 Published (as of 2026-10-21) Civil Procedure & Arbitration (also Personal Injury & Torts, Employment & Labor) Filed Sept. 28, 2026; certified for publication Oct. 21, 2026 Reversed — for Jennifer Slamer and Christopher Slamer (appellants) Outcome: The order granting the motion for reimbursement of workers’ compensation benefits is reversed, and the matter is remanded with directions to the trial court to enter a new order denying the motion for lack of jurisdiction. Opinion by Bermúdez, J. (with Do, Acting P. J., Castillo, J.) Counsel: McCune Law Group for Plaintiffs and Appellants; Wilson Turner Kosmo, Jennifer Arnold Law for Defendant and Respondent The Court of Appeal reversed, holding the dismissal terminated the trial court’s jurisdiction and the order was void, and remanded with directions to deny the motion for lack of jurisdiction. Jennifer Slamer was injured at work in February 2016 by exposure to a disinfectant manufactured by Ecolab. 5 concerns to check, 0 citation notes · Full brief for subscribers | Bonomi v. Lake D086691 · 4th Dist., Div. 1 Unpublished (as of 2026-10-21) Civil Procedure & Arbitration Filed Oct. 21, 2026 Affirmed — for Bonomi (respondent) Outcome: The orders of May 20, 2025 are affirmed. Publication request deadline: Nov. 10, 2026 (20 days after filing; Cal. Rules of Court, rule 8.1120(a)(3)) Opinion by Buchanan, J. (with McConnell, P. J., Rubin, J.) Counsel: Cage & Miles for respondent Brigitte Bonomi; Carmen Lake, Louis Lake, self (in pro. per.) The Lakes, appearing in pro. per., appealed, raising sufficiency of the evidence, service/motion to quash, an ADA continuance, Penal Code section 632, and due process claims; the Court of Appeal rejected each contention and affirmed. Brigitte Bonomi obtained civil harassment restraining orders against Carmen and Louis Lake after a series of emails accusing her of 'coming onto' Louis, threatening phone calls and voicemails, and a confrontation at the school. 3 concerns to check, 5 citation notes · Full brief for subscribers | Anti-SLAPP (1) | Diplomat Property Manager v. FortiFi Financial D086371 · 4th Dist., Div. 1 Published (as of 2026-10-21) Anti-SLAPP (also Government & Public Entity, Tax) Filed Sept. 23, 2026; certified for publication Oct. 20, 2026 Affirmed — for Diplomat (respondent) Outcome: We affirm the order. Opinion by Castillo, J. (with Do, Acting P. J., Kelety, J.) Counsel: Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe for Defendant and Appellant; Buchalter for Plaintiff and Respondent The Court of Appeal affirmed the denial of the motion, holding that recording the PACE assessments was not protected prelitigation activity and that Diplomat's claims did not arise from FortiFi's litigation conduct. Diplomat's predecessor made construction loans to entities connected to Andre Wegner; after Top Flight defaulted and allowed property taxes to become delinquent, a receiver sold the properties and paid off PACE liens recorded by FortiFi. 4 concerns to check, 2 citation notes · Full brief for subscribers |
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